Is arterial stiffness in HIV-infected individuals associated with HIV-related factors?

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

P. Monteiro²  D.b. Miranda-filho¹  F. Bandeira¹  H.r. Lacerda¹  H. Chaves¹  M.f.p.m. Albuquerque¹  U.r. Montarroyos¹  R.a.a. Ximenes¹ 

[1] ,Universidade de Pernambuco Faculdade de Medicina Serviço de Doenças InfecciosasRecife PE ,Brasil

关键词: HIV;    AIDS;    Antiretroviral therapy;    Arterial stiffness;    Pulse wave velocity;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0100-879X2012007500116

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

We investigated the association between pulse wave velocity (PWV) and HIV infection, antiretroviral treatment-related characteristics, viral load, immune status, and metabolic changes in a cross-sectional study nested in a cohort of HIV/AIDS patients who have been followed for metabolic and cardiovascular changes since 2007. The study included patients recruited from the cohort (N = 261) and a comparison group (N = 82) of uninfected individuals, all enrolled from April to November 2009. Aortic stiffness was estimated using the carotid-femoral PWV (Complior-Artech, Paris, France). The groups were similar with respect to age, metabolic syndrome, diabetes mellitus, Framingham score, and use of antihypertensive and hypolipidemic medications. Hypertension was more frequent among the controls. Individuals with HIV had higher triglyceride, glucose and HDL cholesterol levels. Among individuals with HIV/AIDS, those with a nadir CD4+ T-cell count <200 cells/mm³ had a higher PWV (P = 0.01). There was no statistically significant difference when subjects were stratified by gender. Heart rate, age, male gender, and blood pressure were independently correlated with PWV. Nadir CD4+ T-cell count did not remain in the final model. There was no significance difference in PWV between HIV-infected individuals and uninfected controls. PWV was correlated with age, gender, and blood pressure across the entire population and among those infected with HIV. We recommend cohort studies to further explore the association between inflammation related to HIV infection and/or immune reconstitution and antiretroviral use and PWV.

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